As a utility executive who has witnessed firsthand the evolution of AMR technology over the past 15 years, I must confess that I'm left somewhat perplexed, perhaps even a bit incredulous, as I watch the entire utility industry wring its collective hands over the question of whether or not to automate meter reading operations. Open up just about any utility trade publication or industry research report these days and you'll find no shortage of armchair analysis and prognostication about the melancholy state of the AMR industry: What's stalling AMR? Is the AMR industry in trouble?,
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